Surface-grating VCSELs with dynamically stable light output polarization

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2505-2507

  Ostermann, Johannes Michael ^a   Debernardi, Pierluigi ^b   Michalzik, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

High frequency modulation; Optical gratings; Polarization control; Polarization dynamics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASER MODES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MULTIMODE FIBERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

HIGH FREQUENCY MODULATION; POLARIZATION CONTROL; POLARIZATION DYNAMICS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 29244458344     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.859188     Document Type: Article

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